The crow tried to sing, but he could not. When he opened his mouth, he dropped the cheese. The fox got the cheese and ran away with it. LANGUAGE LESSON. (To the Teacher: Let the pupils tell the story of the crow and the fox in answers to these questions.) What did a crow have in his mouth? piece of cheese) What did the crow do? (flew up into a tree) Who saw the crow? (sly fox) What did the fox say? (I must have that piece of cheese.) What did the fox do? (looked up at the crow) What did the fox say? (you are a pretty bird.) What else did the fox say? (you must be a fine singer.) What did the fox ask the crow? (to sing for him) What did the crow try to do? (to sing) When he opened his mouth what became of the cheese? (dropped on the ground) Who got the cheese? (the fox) What did the fox do with it? (ran away) There was a sly cat in a house, and the mice were afraid of her. They tried to think of a way to keep the cat from catching them. "If you will do what I tell you,” said one of the mice, "the cat can not catch you. Hang a bell on her neck, and we shall know when she is coming." "that 66 Well," said an old mouse, would be a good way. Now, who will put the bell on the cat's neck?" But not one of them would do it. LANGUAGE LESSON. (To the Teacher: Let the pupils tell the story of the mice and the cat by answers to these questions.) Who was in the house? (a sly cat) |